An oedometer test is a kind of geotechnical investigation performed in geotechnical engineering that measures a soil's consolidation properties. Oedometer...
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Triaxial shear test Direct shear test Relative density Oedometer test for consolidation California bearing ratio (CBR) Permeability tests (constant-head...
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excavation in clay. Geotechnical engineers use oedometers to quantify the effects of consolidation. In an oedometer test, a series of known pressures are applied...
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Sieve analysis (redirect from Gradation test)
A sieve analysis (or gradation test) is a practice or procedure used in geology, civil engineering, and chemical engineering to assess the particle size...
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Hydraulic conductivity (section Pumping Test)
Laboratory tests using soil samples subjected to hydraulic experiments Field tests (on site, in situ) that are differentiated into: small-scale field tests, using...
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shear test Hydrometer Proctor compaction test R-value Sieve analysis Triaxial shear test Oedometer test Hydraulic conductivity tests Water content tests...
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tests measure the "accessible void", the total amount of void space accessible from the surface (cf. closed-cell foam). There are many ways to test porosity...
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Specific storage (section Aquifer-test analysis)
are often determined using some combination of field tests (e.g., aquifer tests) and laboratory tests on aquifer material samples. Recently, these properties...
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Geotechnical investigation (section In situ tests)
flow methods. The soil samples tested can be any type include remolded, undisturbed, and compacted samples. Oedometer test This can be used to determine...
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soil test-based definition, usually performed via cyclic triaxial, cyclic direct simple shear, or cyclic torsional shear type apparatus. These tests are...
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